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SB0318 • 2026
BUSINESS-TECH
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
Governor Approved
Effective Date January 1, 2027
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0474
Sent to the Governor
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 4
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 4 - May 31, 2026
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Steve Stadelman
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Steve Stadelman
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive ; 012-000-000
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive ; 012-000-000
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
Senate Concurs
Passed Both Houses
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee ; 012-000-000
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee ; by Voice Vote
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee ; 012-000-000
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Nabeela Syed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Cochran
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker
Moved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 066-029-000
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
Recalled to Second Reading
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Stadelman
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Stadelman
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
Arrived in House
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Bob Morgan
Assigned to Executive Committee
Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2026
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive ; 011-000-000
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive ; 013-000-000
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Steve Stadelman
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
Approved for Consideration Assignments
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2026
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025
Do Pass Executive ; 011-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025
Assigned to Executive
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
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Full Text of SB0318 Home Legislation Full Text SB0318 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Enrolled Senate Amendment 001 Senate Amendment 002 House Amendment 001 House Amendment 002 House Amendment 003 House Amendment 004 Public Act Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Enrolled Senate Amendment 001 Senate Amendment 002 House Amendment 001 House Amendment 002 House Amendment 003 House Amendment 004 Public Act Open PDF SB0318 Enrolled LRB104 06435 SPS 16471 b 1 AN ACT concerning business. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 5 Prohibition on Bots Purchasing Tickets Act. 6 "Section 5. Definition. As used in this Act: 7 "Bot" means any automated software program that performs 8 automatic and repetitive tasks and is designed to impersonate 9 or replicate human activity online. "Bot" does not include 10 auto fill or password management features built into an 11 Internet browser or provided through separate software. 12 "Event facility" means a permanent structure for holding 13 public meetings or public events, including, but not limited 14 to, musical, dramatic, artistic, social, or athletic events. 15 "Event facility" includes a convention center. "Event 16 facility" does not include a school stadium, a county fair, a 17 hotel, or a facility primarily owned or operated by a 18 professional sports team or franchise. 19 Section 10. Prohibition on automated online ticket 20 purchasing. 21 (a) A person shall not use or create one or more bots to: 22 (1) purchase tickets in excess of posted limits for an SB0318 Enrolled - 2 - LRB104 06435 SPS 16471 b 1 online ticket sale; 2 (2) use multiple Internet protocol addresses, multiple 3 purchaser accounts, or multiple email addresses to 4 purchase tickets in excess of the posted limit for any 5 single online ticket sale; or 6 (3) circumvent or disable an electronic queue, waiting 7 period, pre-sale code, or other sales volume limitation 8 system associated with an online ticket sale. 9 (b) An owner or operator of an event facility that sells 10 tickets to events, and any agent who conducts or facilitates 11 those sales, shall report any known violation described in 12 subsection (a) to the Attorney General within a reasonable 13 period of time after discovery of the violation. The report 14 shall include: 15 (1) a description of the violation; 16 (2) any available information about the individuals or 17 entities involved in the violation; and 18 (3) any measures taken or planned to be taken to 19 prevent further violations. 20 Section 15. Enforcement. A violation of this Act 21 constitutes an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and 22 Deceptive Business Practices Act. All remedies, penalties, and 23 authority granted by the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 24 Practices Act shall be available for the enforcement of this 25 Act. SB0318 Enrolled - 3 - LRB104 06435 SPS 16471 b 1 Section 90. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 2 Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2MMMM as follows: 3 (815 ILCS 505/2MMMM new) 4 Sec. 2MMMM. Violations of the Prohibition on Bots 5 Purchasing Tickets Act. Any person that violates the 6 Prohibition on Bots Purchasing Tickets Act commits an unlawful 7 practice within the meaning of this Act. 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